United States Budget

The four largest expenses, Health, Military, Social Security, and Income Security, account for 82.48% of the total budget; $2.89 Trillion. All other budgetary expenses combined account for 19.99% of the total budget; $702 Billion. Undistributed offsetting receipts make for -2.46% of the budget; -$86 Billion. Total Budget Authority was $3.51 Trillion.

## Contents

* 1 Budget Summary
* 2 Detailed Budget
* 3 Off-Budget
* 4 Largest Expenses
* 5 References

## Budget Summary[edit]

The following is a summary of the U.S. Budget, 2011 (last year for certain data, as opposed to estimates - uses 2013 budgetary data).[1]

Category  |  Sections  |  Expense (Billions)  |  Budget %

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Health  |  550, 570  |  $862.10  |  24.56%
Social Security  |  650  |  $731.73  |  20.85%
Military  |  050  |  $717.42  |  20.44%
Income Security  |  600  |  $583.67  |  16.63%
Major Expenses |  $2,894.92 |  82.48%
Interest on Debt  |  900  |  $230.47  |  6.57%
Veterans Benefits & Services  |  700  |  $123.12  |  3.51%
Transportation  |  400  |  $86.51  |  2.46%
Education, Training, Employment, & Social Services  |  500  |  $76.54  |  2.18%
International Affairs  |  150  |  $53.59  |  1.53%
Administration of Justice  |  750  |  $53.58  |  1.53%
Natural Resources & Environment  |  300  |  $35.35  |  1.01%
General Science, Space, & Technology  |  250  |  $29.65  |  0.84%
General Government  |  800  |  $23.86  |  0.68%
Agriculture  |  350  |  $21.51  |  0.61%
Community & Regional Development  |  450  |  $14.88  |  0.42%
Energy  |  270  |  $6.69  |  0.19%
Allowances  |  920  |  $0.0  |  0.00%
Commerce & Housing Credit  |  370  |  -$54.21  |  -1.54%
Lesser Expenses |  $701.54 |  19.99%
Undistributed Offsetting Receipts  |  950  |  -$86.49  |  -2.46%
Total Budget Authority |  $3,509.97 |  100.00%

## Detailed Budget[edit]

Category  |  Expense (Billions)  |  Budget %  |  Section %

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050 National Defense:
051 Department of Defense-Military:
Military Personnel  |  $153.39  |  4.51%  |  22.08%
Operation and Maintenance  |  $305.24  |  8.70%  |  42.55%
Procurement  |  $131.90  |  3.76%  |  18.39%
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation  |  $76.69  |  2.18%  |  10.69%
Military Construction  |  $15.99  |  0.46%  |  2.23%
Family Housing  |  $1.83  |  0.05%  |  0.26%
051 Subtotal, Department of Defense-Military  |  $691.47  |  19.70%  |  96.38%
053 Atomic Energy Defense Activities  |  $18.53  |  0.53%  |  2.58%
054 Defense-Related Activities  |  $7.41  |  0.21%  |  1.03%
Total, National Defense  |  $717.42 |  20.44% |  100.00%
150 International Affairs:
151 International Development and Humanitarian Assistance  |  $21.66  |  0.62%  |  40.42%
152 International Security Assistance  |  $12.47  |  0.36%  |  23.26%
153 Conduct of Foreign Affairs  |  $14.03  |  0.40%  |  26.18%
154 Foreign Information and Exchange Activities  |  $1.55  |  0.04%  |  2.90%
155 International Financial Programs  |  $3.88  |  0.11%  |  7.25%
Total, International Affairs  |  $53.59 |  1.53% |  100.00%
250 General Science, Space, and Technology:
251 General Science and Basic Research:  |  $11.74  |  0.33%  |  39.59%
252 Space Flight, Research, and Supporting Activities  |  $17.91  |  0.51%  |  60.41%
Total, General Science, Space, and Technology  |  $29.65 |  0.84% |  100.00%
270 Energy:
271 Energy Supply  |  $5.90  |  0.17%  |  88.24%
272 Energy Conservation  |  $0.23  |  0.01%  |  3.47%
274 Emergency Energy Preparedness  |  $0.14  |  0.00%  |  2.02%
276 Energy Information, Policy, and Regulation  |  $0.42  |  0.01%  |  6.28%
Total, Energy  |  $6.69 |  0.19% |  100.00%
300 Natural Resources and Environment:
301 Water Resources  |  $6.14  |  0.17%  |  17.37%
302 Conservation and Land Management  |  $10.93  |  0.31%  |  30.91%
303 Recreational Resources  |  $3.55  |  0.10%  |  10.04%
304 Pollution Control and Abatement  |  $8.55  |  0.24%  |  6.28%
306 Other Natural Resources  |  $6.19  |  0.18%  |  17.50%
Total, Natural Resources and Environment  |  $35.35 |  1.01% |  100.00%
350 Agriculture:
351 Farm Income Stabilization  |  $17.06  |  0.49%  |  79.31%
352 Agricultural Research and Services  |  $4.45  |  0.13%  |  20.69%
Total, Agriculture  |  $21.51 |  0.61% |  100.00%
370 Commerce and Housing Credit:
371 Mortgage Credit  |  -$5.04  |  0.14%  |  9.30%
372 Postal Service  |  $1.01  |  0.03%  |  -2.02%
373 Deposit Insurance  |  -$6.6  |  -0.19%  |  12.17%
376 Other Advancement of Commerce  |  -$43.66  |  -1.24%  |  80.55%
Total, Commerce and Housing Credit  |  -$54.21 |  1.54% |  100.00%
400 Transportation:
401 Ground Transportation  |  -$53.69  |  1.53%  |  62.06%
402 Air Transportation  |  $21.90  |  0.62%  |  25.32%
403 Water Transportation  |  $10.53  |  0.30%  |  12.17%
407 Other Transportation  |  $0.39  |  0.01%  |  0.45%
Total, Transportation  |  $86.51 |  2.46% |  100.00%
450 Community and Regional Development:
451 Community Development  |  $5.88  |  0.17%  |  39.57%
452 Area and Regional Development  |  $2.76  |  0.08%  |  18.55%
453 Disaster Relief and Insurance  |  $6.23  |  0.18%  |  41.88%
Total, Community and Regional Development  |  $14.88 |  0.42% |  100.00%
500 Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services:
501 Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education  |  $39.89  |  1.14%  |  52.12%
502 Higher Education  |  $5.94  |  0.17%  |  7.76%
503 Research and General Education Aids  |  $3.57  |  0.10%  |  4.66%
504 Training and Employment  |  $7.31  |  0.21%  |  9.55%
505 Other Labor Services  |  $1.90  |  0.05%  |  2.48%
506 Social Services  |  $17.94  |  0.51%  |  23.44%
Total, Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services  |  $76.54 |  2.18% |  100.00%
550 Health:
551 Health Care Services  |  $322.46  |  9.19%  |  89.64%
552 Health Research and Training  |  $32.80  |  0.93%  |  9.12%
554 Consumer and Occupational Health and Safety  |  $4.47  |  0.13%  |  1.24%
Total, Health  |  $359.72 |  10.25% |  100.00%
570 Community and Regional Development:
571 Medicare  |  $502.38  |  14.31%  |  100.0%
600 Income Security:
601 General Retirement and Disability Insurance (Excluding Social Security)  |  $7.99  |  0.23%  |  1.37%
602 Federal Employee Retirement and Disability  |  $122.87  |  3.50%  |  21.05%
603 Unemployment Compensation  |  $119.28  |  3.40%  |  20.44%
604 Housing Assistance  |  $44.17  |  1.26%  |  7.57%
605 Food and Nutrition Assistance  |  $105.05  |  2.99%  |  18.00%
609 Other Income Security  |  $184.32  |  5.25%  |  31.58%
Total, Income Security  |  $583.67 |  16.63% |  100.00%
650 Social Security:
651 Social Security  |  $731.73  |  20.85%  |  100.00%
700 Veterans Benefits and Services:
701 Income Security for Veterans  |  $55.02  |  1.57%  |  44.69%
702 Veterans Education, Training, and Rehabilitation  |  $10.40  |  0.30%  |  8.44%
703 Hospital and Medical Care for Veterans  |  $50.34  |  1.43%  |  40.89%
704 Veterans Housing  |  $1.29  |  0.04%  |  1.04%
705 Other Veterans Benefits and Services  |  $6.08  |  0.17%  |  4.94%
Total, Veterans Benefits and Services  |  $123.12 |  3.51% |  100.00%
750 Administration of Justice:
751 Federal Law Enforcement Activities  |  $28.38  |  0.81%  |  52.97%
752 Federal Litigative and Judicial Activities  |  $13.55  |  0.39%  |  25.29%
753 Federal Correctional Activities  |  $7.90  |  0.22%  |  14.74%
754 Criminal Justice Assistance  |  $3.75  |  0.11%  |  7.00%
Total, Administration of Justice  |  $53.58 |  1.53% |  100.00%
800 General Government:
801 Legislative Functions  |  $1.10  |  0.12%  |  17.20%
802 Executive Direction and Management  |  $0.53  |  0.02%  |  2.22%
803 Central Fiscal Operations  |  $12.58  |  0.36%  |  52.75%
804 General Property and Records Management  |  -$0.61  |  0.02%  |  2.57%
805 Central Personnel Management  |  $0.20  |  0.01%  |  0.83%
806 General Purposes Fiscal Assistance  |  $7.77  |  0.22%  |  32.10%
808 Other General Government  |  $2.85  |  0.08%  |  11.93%
809 Deductions for Offsetting Receipts  |  -$3.45  |  -0.10%  |  -14.45%
Total, General Government  |  $23.86 |  0.68% |  100.00%
900 Net Interest:
901 Interest on Treasury Debt Securities (Gross)  |  $453.99  |  12.93%  |  196.98%
902 Interest Received by On-Budget Trust Funds  |  -$72.03  |  -2.05%  |  -31.25%
903 Interest Received by Off-Budget Trust Funds  |  -$115.98  |  -3.30%  |  -50.32%
908 Other Interest  |  -$35.36  |  -1.01%  |  -15.34%
909 Other Investment Income  |  $0.14  |  0.00%  |  0.06%
Total, Net Interest  |  $230.47 |  6.57% |  100.00%
920 Allowances:
Total, Allowances  |  $0.00 |  0.00% |  100.00%
950 Undistributed Offsetting Receipts:
951 Employer Share, Employee Retirement (On-Budget)  |  -$64.58  |  1.84%  |  74.67%
952 Employer Share, Employee Retirement (Off-Budget)  |  -$15.10  |  0.43%  |  17.46%
953 Rents and Royalties on the Outer Continental Shelf  |  -$6.38  |  -0.18%  |  7.38%
954 Sale of Major Assets  |  -$0.43  |  -.01%  |  -0.50%
959 Other Undistributed Offsetting Receipts  |  $0.00  |  0.00%  |  0.00%
Total, Undistributed Offsetting Receipts  |  -$86.49 |  -2.46% |  100.00%
Total Budget Authority |  $3,509.97 |  100.00%
On-Budget  |  $3,010.23  |  85.76%
Off-Budget  |  $499.74  | 14.24%

## Off-Budget[edit]

The U.S. Budget marks certain expenses as "Off-Budget". The above calculations include all expenses, including those considered "Off-Budget". A total of $499.74 Billion is considered "Off-Budget". Off-Budget expenses include the following:

Category  |  Sections  |  Expense (Billions)  |  Budget %

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Social Security  |  651  |  $629.82  |  17.94%
Postal Service  |  372  |  $0.99  |  0.03%
Interest received by off-budget trust funds  |  903  |  -$115.98  |  -3.30%

## Largest Expenses[edit]

The largest single expenses in the U.S. Budget, those exceeding $100 Billion, are as follows:

Category  |  Expense (Billions)  |  Budget %

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651 Social Security  |  $731.73  |  20.85%
571 Medicare  |  $502.38  |  14.31%
901 Interest on Treasury Debt Securities (Gross)  |  $453.99  |  12.93%
551 Health Care Services  |  $322.46  |  9.19%
051 Department of Defense: Operation and Maintenance  |  $305.24  |  8.70%
609 Other Income Security  |  $184.32  |  5.25%
051 Department of Defense: Military Personnel  |  $158.39  |  4.51%
051 Department of Defense: Procurement  |  $131.90  |  3.76%
602 Federal Employee Retirement and Disability  |  $122.87  |  3.50%
603 Unemployment Compensation  |  $119.28  |  3.40%
605 Food and Nutrition Assistance  |  $105.05  |  2.99%

## References[edit]

1. ↑ Federal Government Outlays by Function, Table 5.1 - Budget Authority by Function and Superfunction: 1976–2017. U.S. Government Printing Office. Accessed July 24, 2012.